Pectus tunneloscopy: making Nuss procedure for pectus excavatum safe
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Pleural effusion complicating after Nuss procedure for pectus excavatum.
PURPOSE The Nuss procedure is a minimally invasive method for the correction of pectus excavatum (PE). Pleural effusion complicating following the Nuss procedure was uncommon but may be critical. We evaluated the risk factors of postoperative pleural effusion after Nuss repair. METHODS We included all patients with PE primarily corrected by Nuss procedure from July 2005 to December 2011. The ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1569-9285,1569-9293
DOI: 10.1093/icvts/ivt206